The Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP) has announced the crash safety ratings for the Mahindra XUV 3XO compact SUV.  While BNCAP has tested the XUV 3XO AX7 L and MX2 variants, the ratings are applicable to the entire line-up of petrol and diesel-powered units.

As far as scores go, the XUV 3XO scored 29.36 points out of a total of 32 in adult occupant protection (AOP) and 43 points out of 49 in child occupant protection (COP).  In comparison, the XUV 3XO’s direct rival, the Tata Nexon that was tested by BNCAP on in October this year, scored  29.41 out of 32 for adult occupant protection (AOP) and 43.83 out of a maximum possible 49 points for child occoupant protection (COP).

The XUV 3XO which is based on the XUV 300 not only secured secure five stars, but it also registered the highest scores on adult and child occupant protection for any made-in-India vehicle in Global NCAP crash tests back in January 2020.

Apart from the XUV 3XO, BNCAP has also released crash test ratings for the popular Thar Roxx SUV and the XUV400 EV.

Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP): what is it?

The BNCAP crash test assessment program was officially announced in December last year. It is  very closely on the Global NCAP test ratings. The only difference between the two is that under GNCAP, the maximum AOP score is 34 points, whereas under BNCAP, it’s 32 points. This is because both protocols award 16 points each for front and side impact, but GNCAP provides two additional points for the presence of seat belt reminders – half a point for each of the front seats and one point for the second row.